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Albite from
Simpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Comments:Major component of the pegmatites. Crystals mainly as micros in small vugs, sometimes colored pale blue by included fine-grained elbaite.
Habit:blocky microcrystals in small vugs
Colour:colorless to white, blue - caused by inclusions of fine elbaite
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Extremely common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz40
- var Smoky Quartz5
Beryl27
Muscovite26
Opal17
- var Opal-AN17
Microcline16
Metatorbernite12
Schorl11
Spessartine7
Microlite Group7
Elbaite4
Almandine4
Columbite-(Fe)3
Fluorapatite3
Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series2
Uraninite2
Zircon2
- var Cyrtolite2
Albite1
- var Cleavelandite1
Grayite1
Lepidolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Simpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (9 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:254945
Long-form Identifier:1:3:254945:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
0.3km (0.2 miles) Simpson prospect #1, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) Simpson prospect #2, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) Simpson prospect #3, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) Griswold Quarry, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) Hollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) Pegmatite prospect #6, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) Husband Quarry #4, Husband Quarries, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) Howe Quarry (Howe #1 Quarry; Huspband Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) Howe Quarry #2, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) Gas pipeline excavation, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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